Business Development Manager, HR Tech / B2B SaaS (Remote)

About Cloutra Cloutra is an AI-powered recruitment and talent assessment platform that helps companies streamline hiring through automated resume screening, candidate interviews, and structured assessments. Our goal is to help organizations hire faster, improve candidate quality, and make more consistent hiring decisions. Role Overview We are looking for a commercially driven Business Development Manager with existing relationships across HR departments, recruitment teams, talent acquisition leaders, and people operations professionals. This role is ideal for someone who has experience selling HR technology, recruitment services, payroll solutions, employee benefits, workforce management products, training programs, outsourcing services, or similar solutions into HR and talent teams. You will be responsible for generating new business opportunities, building and managing a sales pipeline, developing strategic partnerships, and converting prospects into long-term customers. Responsibilities Business Development & Sales: - Identify, engage, and convert prospective customers across HR departments, recruitment firms, startups, SMEs, and enterprise organizations. - Leverage existing relationships with HR leaders, recruiters, talent acquisition teams, and decision-makers. - Build, manage, and close a strong sales pipeline from prospecting through deal completion. - Conduct outreach through LinkedIn, email, referrals, networking events, conferences, and partnerships. - Lead discovery calls, product demonstrations, commercial discussions, and negotiations. - Clearly communicate Cloutra's value proposition and business impact to prospective customers. Strategy & Market Growth: - Execute business development initiatives across target customer segments. - Identify high-potential industries, customer profiles, channels, and partnership opportunities. - Gather market intelligence on customer needs, competitor activity, pricing expectations, and buying behavior. - Contribute insights that help improve sales messaging, positioning, and go-to-market strategy. - Recommend growth opportunities based on customer feedback and market trends. Partnerships & Industry Engagement: - Represent Cloutra at HR conferences, trade fairs, networking events, and industry forums. - Build relationships with HR communities, recruitment agencies, consultants, and ecosystem partners. - Identify strategic partnerships that support lead generation, brand awareness, and customer acquisition. Reporting & Pipeline Management: - Maintain accurate records of leads, opportunities, and sales activities. - Provide regular pipeline, forecast, and performance updates. - Track progress against agreed sales and business development objectives. Requirements - 3–5 years of experience in B2B sales, business development, partnerships, account management, or commercial strategy. - Existing relationships with HR leaders, recruiters, talent acquisition teams, HR managers, or Heads of People. - Experience selling products or services to HR, recruitment, or talent teams. - Proven ability to generate leads, secure meetings, and close deals through relationship-driven selling. - Experience developing and executing business development or go-to-market strategies. - Strong understanding of HR, recruitment, talent acquisition, workforce management, or employee-related business challenges. - Experience selling SaaS, HR tech, recruitment services, payroll solutions, employee benefits, learning & development, background screening, outsourcing, or related products is highly desirable. - Excellent communication, presentation, negotiation, and relationship-building skills. - Comfortable representing a company at industry events and engaging senior stakeholders. - Ability to independently manage a sales pipeline and consistently drive opportunities forward. - Familiarity with CRM platforms, LinkedIn prospecting, outbound outreach, and sales reporting. Preferred Experience - HR Tech / Recruitment Technology - SaaS Sales - Talent Acquisition Solutions - Payroll & Workforce Solutions - Recruitment Services - Strategic Partnerships